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ESPN's Mel Kiper assigned the Jaguars an "A" grade for their draft.

"I thought the Jags did a tremendous job, which is something I mentioned more than once during our broadcast," he wrote. Kiper believed taking UCF QB Blake Bortles at No. 3 was a reach, but conceded that it "only looks shakier given where some of the other QBs landed." Jacksonville got second-round outside weapons -- and value steals -- in WRs Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson. They also took a flier on injured CB Aaron Colvin in the fourth round and grabbed Josh Norris favorite LB Telvin Smith in Round 5. "If there's a question it's whether the Jags are better on defense, particularly the pass rush," Kiper wrote. "But they have some young guys coming up on that side of the ball, too. And if you think you have your QB, you need to help him. They did." Sun, May 11, 2014 04:46:00 PM

Shocker. We knew it was too quiet out there on Bortles, and he's the first quarterback off the board. Bortles (6-foot-5, 232) was a two-year starter for the Golden Knights, leaving school with a 65.7 completion rate and 56:19 TD-to-INT ratio. He added 15 rushing scores and is a plus-yardage scrambling threat. Bortles looks like Andrew Luck on game tape in terms of his size-athleticism combination, but at this point in time plays more like Jake Locker, with shaky footwork and erratic accuracy. We admire Bortles' toughness and pocket movement, but he's a project with lower-body mechanical issues, sub-optimal hand size (9 3/8"), and underwhelming arm strength. He should get the nod under center in Week 1. Thu, May 8, 2014 08:34:00 PM

Hill mentioned in another tweet that, "this doesnt mean that (Manziel) is not in their top 16" and that the Cowboys wont take Manziel if he falls to them. While Jerry Jones has said he is not in rebuild mode, if the Cowboys do select Bortles or Manziel it could send the opposite message. Thu, May 8, 2014 03:38:00 PM

Citing Peter King's mention of teams with QBs in their 30s possibly trading up for Blake Bortles, The MMQB's Greg A Bedard suggested the Broncos make some sense.

"Would be perfect Aaron Rodgers-like situation. Gives Bortles one, probably two years to get the work he needs to be a starter," Bedard tweeted. Our own Josh Norris mock the Broncos moving up with Miami at No. 19 to leapfrog the Cardinals to select Bortles. We have not forgotten about Brock Osweiler (contract is up after 2015), and understand the team's window to win might be short, but the fifth-year option and possible build similarities to Elway make it intriguing. Thu, May 8, 2014 11:42:00 AM